BA181British Airways · LHR → JFK
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA181 LondonLHR · 10:35 New YorkJFK · 14:35

BA181 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to New York (JFK) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.

Right nowIn the air to New York · off blocks 11:05 · 30 min late
14:14

estimated arrival at JFK · local time · ~5h 45m from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
JFK2,805 mi · ~5h 45m leftLHR
39,000 ftAltitudecruising
512 mphSpeed445 kt
290°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 19m

⚖ BA181 typically leaves +31 and lands +9. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-29
+30 gate · −21 arrival
10-28
+28 gate · −9 arrival
10-27
+43 gate · −7 arrival
10-26
+39 gate · −5 arrival
10-25
+20 gate · −12 arrival
10-24
+20 gate · −4 arrival
10-23
+59 gate · +41 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +9 min · 1 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
JFKNew YorkOn-time likelyJFK delay board →
LHR→JFKevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.0%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LHR and JFK are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

London to New York with British Airways · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.7%0.9× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
8.4%0.9× usual

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 9 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other London to New York flights today

same route · British Airways
BA117departs 08:20
BA175departs 09:35
BA173departs 11:20
BA177departs 12:55
BA115departs 14:15
BA113departs 16:35

If BA181 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How BA181 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA181 across the LHR and JFK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min late. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 6/12 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA181 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-29LHR 10:35 11:05 (+30)JFK 14:35 14:14 (−21)
10-28LHR 10:35 11:03 (+28)JFK 14:35 14:26 (−9)
10-27LHR 10:35 11:18 (+43)JFK 14:35 14:28 (−7)
10-26LHR 10:35 11:14 (+39)JFK 14:35 14:30 (−5)
10-25LHR 10:35 10:55 (+20)JFK 14:35 14:23 (−12)
10-24LHR 12:30 12:50 (+20)JFK 15:20 15:16 (−4)
10-23LHR 12:30 13:29 (+59)JFK 15:20 16:01 (+41)
10-22LHR 12:30 13:04 (+34)JFK 15:20 15:42 (+22)
10-21LHR 12:30 13:34 (+64)JFK 15:20 15:59 (+39)
10-20LHR 12:30 13:00 (+30)JFK 15:20 15:44 (+24)
10-19LHR 12:30 13:01 (+31)JFK 15:20 15:42 (+22)
10-18LHR 12:30 12:55 (+25)JFK 15:20 15:35 (+15)
10-17CANCELLED
10-16LHR 12:30 13:03 (+33)JFK 15:20 15:50 (+30)
10-15LHR 12:30 12:49 (+19)JFK 15:20 15:23 (+3)

Board clocks recorded as LHR and JFK published them.

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